Gaborone vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gaborone	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1745	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$267	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$554	$351
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.4	$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	39	44
😀 Quality of life	55	48
🏙️ Population	246K	6.65M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 24% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 7144th and 8282nd ($656 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 503rd in Botswana and China, respectively. Check Botswana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in Hengyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hengyang ranked 116th in China, while ranked 5959th and 6455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Hengyang

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	Gaborone	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.7	$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$8.05
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$2.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$26.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.18%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$967	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$1.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.94	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$5.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5329	$10726

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$570
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$584
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$578
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$577
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$565
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$554
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$752
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$533
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$555
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$587
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$774
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$613
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$581
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$856
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$579
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$812
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$585
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$604
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$525
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$785
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$558
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$574
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$548
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$602
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$584
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$781
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$647
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$580
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$538
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$609
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$620
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586